The UN warns that the West African Sahel is becoming a drug trafficking corridor

UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region in recent years. The conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential hotspot for trafficking, the report says. The region is also becoming a drug smuggling corridor, the UN warns, as seizures skyrocket.

UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region in recent years. The conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential hotspot for trafficking, the report says. The region is also becoming a drug smuggling corridor, the UN warns, as seizures skyrocket.

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns. Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, report says. West Africa's Sahel is becoming a 'drug trafficking corridor', UN report warns. The region has seen a rise in drug seizures in recent years, according to the report.